The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Friends of the Nations' Libraries

Registered charity 313020 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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14
trustees on the board
3.6y median 2y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
8.4y
average years in governance
10 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 3Environment/conservation/heritage 2General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 8Business services 4Education 3
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Contact

Websitewww.fnl.org.uk
Emailadmin@fnlmail.org.uk
Phone01491598083
AddressPO BOX 4291, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 9JA

Finances

£457,571 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£16,347,392£15,349,544
2022£1,979,227£1,427,106
2023£584,471£377,048
2024£765,524£753,435
2025£457,571£479,727

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

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Charitable objects

THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS AS GIFTS TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES.(THE EXPRESSION "NATIONAL LIBRARIES" IS UNDERSTOOD PRIMARILY TO MEAN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, AND THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES OF SCOTLAND AND WALES; BUT THE SOCIETY WILL BE FREE, AS OCCASION ARISES, TO ASSIST ALSO UNIVERSITY, MUNICIPAL AND OTHER LIBRARIES TO SECURE PRINTED BOOKS OR MANUSCRIPTS WHICH HAVE SPECIAL INTEREST FOR THEM).

Governing document: CONSTITUTION DATED 1932 AS AMENDED 1958, 1961, 1962, AND 14TH JULY 1977 as amended on 13 Dec 2019 as amended on 19 Jun 2024

Trustees (14)

14trustees
76median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 14 trustees are aged 70 or over.

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